172.9 - Melanoma Of Skin, Site Unspecified
The ICD 9 Code for
Melanoma of skin, site unspecified is listed as
172.9. Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field |
Value |
| Diagnosis Code: |
172.9 |
| Long Description: |
Melanoma of skin, site unspecified |
| Short Description: |
Malig melanoma skin NOS |
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| Chapter: |
Neoplasms |
| Block: |
Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast (170-176) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): |
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| ICD-10-CM Code: |
C43.9 - Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: |
D03.9 - Melanoma in situ, unspecified (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 172.9: |
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| 172.0 - Malignant melanoma of skin of lip |
| 172.1 - Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus |
| 172.2 - Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal |
| 172.3 - Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face |
| 172.4 - Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neck |
| 172.5 - Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum |
| 172.6 - Malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder |
| 172.7 - Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb, including hip |
| 172.8 - Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin |
